Shakib Al Hasan completes 4,500 Test runs: Decoding his stats
Veteran Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has completed 4,500 runs in Test cricket. He reached the landmark with his 31st run in the fourth innings of the second and final Test versus Sri Lanka in Chattogram. Shakib, who is playing his first Test in nearly a year, ended up scoring a 53-ball 36. He became the third Bangladesh batter to accomplish 4,500 Test runs.
Decoding Shakib's Test numbers
Shakib debuted against India in 2007. Playing his 67th game, he has raced to 4,505 runs at an average of 38.83. He owns 31 fifties and five hundreds, with the best score of 217 against New Zealand at Basin Reserve. Only Mushfiqur Rahim (5,676) and Tamim Iqbal (5,134) own more Test runs among Bangladesh players. Shakib's average is the highest among the three.
Close to 3,000 runs at home
Playing his 44th game on home soil, he is closing in on the 3,000-run mark (2,979). He averages around 40 in the nation as the tally includes 21 fifties besides a ton. Against Sri Lanka, Shakib has raced to 662 runs in 10 Tests at an average of 36.77. He has four fifties and a ton against the Lankan team.
Most Test wickets for BAN
With 237 wickets at 31.16, Shakib is also Bangladesh's highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. The left-arm spinner has 10 four-wicket hauls and 19 fifers in the format (10WM: 2). No other Bangladesh bowler owns 200 scalps in whites. Meanwhile, against SL, Shakib boasts 42wickets at 37.23 (5W: 3). He claimed four wickets in the ongoing game.
How has the match proceeded?
SL compiled 531/10 while batting first as Dimuth Karunaratne (86), Kusal Mendis (93), and Kamindu Mendis (92*) were the major contributors. The Tigers were folded for 178 in reply as opener Zakir Hasan (54) scored the most for the team. As SL declared their second innings at 157/7, Bangladesh were set a 511-run target. They were 193/5 at the time of Shakib's dismissal.
